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#BBAAAA

#bbaaaa ≈ Silver Pink

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbaaaa is a color from the red family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 11.11% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4222

Complementary

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #aabbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #aabbb3
  3. #aab3bb

Analogous

  1. #bbaab3
  2. #bbaaaa
  3. #bbb3aa

Triadic

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #aabbaa
  3. #aaaabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #bbbbaa
  3. #aabbbb
  4. #aaaabb

Square

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #b3bbaa
  3. #aabbbb
  4. #b3aabb

Monochromatic

  1. #715b5b
  2. #998080
  3. #bbaaaa
  4. #ddd5d5
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#bbaaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #a89999
  3. #968888
  4. #837777
  5. #706666
  6. #5e5555
  7. #4b4444
  8. #383333
  9. #252222
  10. #131111
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbaaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #c2b3b3
  3. #c9bbbb
  4. #cfc4c4
  5. #d6cccc
  6. #ddd5d5
  7. #e4dddd
  8. #ebe6e6
  9. #f1eeee
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbaaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #b5a6a6
  3. #afa2a2
  4. #a99d9d
  5. #a39999
  6. #9e9595
  7. #989191
  8. #928d8d
  9. #8c8888
  10. #868484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3acac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adacaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0afaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfa9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3abaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5adaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bda9aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbaaaa {
  color: #bbaaaa;
}
Background
.bg-bbaaaa {
  background-color: #bbaaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbaaaa {
  border: 2px solid #bbaaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbaaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 170 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 11% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbaaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaaaa, #bbb3aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbaaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 170 170 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 2.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.91 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.94 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.01 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.97 #445555 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bbaaaa  rgb(187, 170, 170)  hsl(0, 11%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#aabbbb  rgb(170, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 11%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#aabbaa  rgb(170, 187, 170)  hsl(120, 11%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#aaaabb  rgb(170, 170, 187)  hsl(240, 11%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder